1953 World Wrestling Championships

The 1953 World Greco-Roman Wrestling Championship were held in Naples, Italy.

1953 World Championships
Host cityItaly Naples, Italy
Dates17–19 April
Champions
Greco-Roman Soviet Union

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Soviet Union5117
2  Sweden3104
3  Finland0213
4  Hungary0202
5  Italy0134
6  Turkey0101
7  Belgium0011
  Lebanon0011
  Switzerland0011
Totals (9 entries)88824

Team ranking

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Rank Men's Greco-Roman
Team Points
1   Soviet Union 41
2   Sweden 24.5
3   Finland 20
4   Italy 17
5   Hungary 15
6   Turkey 14.5

Medal summary

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Men's Greco-Roman

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight
52 kg
Boris Gurevich
  Soviet Union
Ahmet Bilek
  Turkey
Maurice Mewis
  Belgium
Bantamweight
57 kg
Artem Teryan
  Soviet Union
Imre Hódos
  Hungary
Giovanni Cocco
  Italy
Featherweight
62 kg
Olle Anderberg
  Sweden
Umberto Trippa
  Italy
Elie Naasan
  Lebanon
Lightweight
67 kg
Gustav Freij
  Sweden
Kyösti Lehtonen
  Finland
Shazam Safin
  Soviet Union
Welterweight
73 kg
Georgy Khatvoryan
  Soviet Union
Miklós Szilvási
  Hungary
Franco Benedetti
  Italy
Middleweight
79 kg
Givi Kartozia
  Soviet Union
Axel Grönberg
  Sweden
Kalervo Rauhala
  Finland
Light heavyweight
87 kg
August Englas
  Soviet Union
Kelpo Gröndahl
  Finland
Kurt Rusterholz
  Switzerland
Heavyweight
+87 kg
Bertil Antonsson
  Sweden
Johannes Kotkas
  Soviet Union
Guido Fantoni
  Italy
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